Building Business Value for Sustainability

New on Speaking of Seafood

Different supply chains have different challenges—in seafood, the number of species and fisheries is massive; in textiles, the supply chain may start in someone’s home; and in furniture, a single chair may have a dozen sources of wood. Target has to deal with them all. In order to maintain consumer trust, Target has doubled down on their goal of achieving transparency in those supply chains.

Seafood supply chains are complex, and traditionally shrouded in secrecy. Many industries have walked the path toward greater traceability and transparency to the benefit of their resource and to the consumer. We brought together experts from seafood and beyond to share learnings, challenges and opportunities when working to affect greater transparency in the marketplace.

Since setting up an office in Bentonville, Arkansas, in 2007, the Environmental Defense Fund has made impressive strides with Walmart to improve the social and environmental sustainability and responsibility of their myriad supply chains. By setting big-picture goals, and identifying environmental and social hot spots in supply chains, even large-scale retailers can change significantly for the better.